President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration will create an “AI Force” modeled after the Space Force and appoint a new “AI czar” to advise on artificial intelligence policy. Trump described AI as “the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet,” and said it could eventually account for as much as 25% of U.S. GDP.
The announcement did not include details on the AI Force’s structure, budget, staffing, legal authority, or launch date. Trump said the administration does not want new rules to slow AI growth, writing: “We will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth of this incredible industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows.” He also dismissed warnings about destructive superintelligence as a hoax and said bad actors could be handled by existing criminal and civil justice systems.
Speaking at his Doonbeg golf club in Ireland, Trump brushed aside warnings about AI risks and said, “Whoever wins AI wins.” The planned AI czar would fill a vacancy left by venture capitalist David Sacks, whose tenure as White House A.I. and Crypto Czar ended in March 2026. Chris Fall, director of the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation, resigned in July, with NIST chief Arvind Raman taking over on an acting basis.
The move comes amid a broader AI safety debate. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for slowing the pace of AI capability improvements while stronger safeguards are developed. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have expressed support for greater caution, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has argued against slowing technological development. Amazon has called for rigorous testing and safeguards before advanced models are released.
AI policy is also part of U.S.-China discussions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed an AI safety notification mechanism during talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York, ahead of a planned meeting between Trump and President Xi Jinping. Separately, Senators Amy Klobuchar, Ted Cruz, and John Thune are drafting a bipartisan AI safety bill that would impose a legal duty of care on frontier developers and allow the government to block the release of unsafe models.
Global AI investment is projected to reach about $1 trillion in 2026, with roughly $581 billion directed to the United States.
